Mother of US Marine Held in Mexican Prison Appeals to US Ambassador in Mexico Shawn Raymundo - Latin Post
go to original July 4, 2014

Mexican official: 'Signs are very clear' about the case of Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi (CNN/Lonewolf Sager)

The mother of Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, who has been held in a Mexican jail for three months, has appealed to the top U.S. diplomat in Mexico, seeking his help in getting the Marine released.

Jill Tahmooressi sent a letter to U.S. Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne on June 30 urging him to get a Mexican federal judge to expedite the review of the 25-year-old's case, Fox News reported.

"If any consideration can be made to expedite the reviews before the federal judge so that he will be closer to probable freedom, those actions would be much appreciated," Jill Tahmooressi wrote.

She noted that Friday is the Fourth of July and will be a somber one for her family and friends, who will not be able to celebrate the holiday with the sergeant.

"This Independence Day will be a bitter one for Andrew, his family and supporters as his freedom is bound by his felony arrest," Jill Tahmooressi wrote. "Freedom he valiantly fought for others to have, willing to die to combat the evil of oppression and violence, Andrew is experiencing captivity for the first time, in a foreign country as a result of one wrong turn."

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